Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln's Image
8 best books like Lincoln's Boys: John Hay, John Nicolay, and the War for Lincoln's Image (Joshua Zeitz): Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America, Storm of the Century, Touching Spirit Bear, American Canopy: Trees, Forests, and the Making of a Nation, These Things Happen, If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad, Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ancestors of Avalon, Ghost of Spirit Bear
Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America
| Author | Jeff Ryan |
| ISBN | 1591844053 |
The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible.
Nintendo has continually set the standard for video-game innovation in America, starting in 1981 with a plucky hero who jumped over barrels to save a girl from an ape.
The saga of Mario, the portly plumber who became...
For the first time in Stephen King's remarkable publishing history, the master storyteller presents an all-new, original tale written expressly for the television screen.
They're calling it the Storm of the Century, and it's coming hard. The residents of Little Tall Island have seen their...
Within Cole Matthews lies anger, rage and hate. Cole has been stealing and fighting for years. This time he caught Peter Driscal in the parking lot and smashed his head against the sidewalk. Now, Peter may have permanent brain damage and Cole is in the biggest trouble of his life.
Cole is offered...
| Author | Eric Rutkow |
| ISBN | 1439193541 |
In the bestselling tradition of Michael Pollan’s Second Nature, this fascinating and unique historical work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and trees across the entire span of our nation’s history.
This fascinating and groundbreaking work tells...
| Author | Richard Kramer |
| ISBN | 1609531019 |
These Things Happen is set in Manhattan and focuses on two couples – one gay, one straight. They share a 15-year-old son, Wesley, who lives on the upper East Side with his mother and doctor stepfather. Trying to get to know his impressive, distant father better, he moves in for a semester with him his...
If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad
| Author | Ellen Levine |
| ISBN | 0590451561 |
I picked up Ellen Levine’s book, “…If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad,” after seeing it suggested for second graders. I found it to be an excellent explanation of the Underground Railroad, providing me with things that I not only forgot I knew but also information that I am sure I didn’t...
Marion Zimmer Bradley's Ancestors of Avalon
| Author | Diana L. Paxson |
| ISBN | 0451460286 |
I loved Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Mists of Avalon". This book is loosely based on her mythology, but since Marion died shortly after "Mists of Avalon" was published, most of the other books attributed to her were written by Diana Paxson. Diana is an OK writer, but it isn't up to the quality of Marion, so...
| Author | Ben Mikaelson |
| ISBN | 0060090081 |
Cole Mathews used to be a violent kid, but a year in exile on a remote Alaskan island has a way of changing your perspective. After being mauled by a Spirit Bear and eating mice, worms, and even his own vomit to survive, Cole started to heal. He even invited his victim, Peter Driscal, to join him on the island...
